I expected a lot from Cairns - I had heard so much about it, and it has not quite lived up to the hype.

I arrived late last night and caught the shuttle from the airport to the hostel. Cute place, but there wasn't too many people around, so it was an early night for me. I did manage to make a couple of friends before going to bed, and work out some loose plans, so we'll see where that goes.

This morning, Anna and I (as well as a British couple) had breakfast together, before Anna and I set out for the 'city'. The 'city' is really only about 5 blocks of cafes, souvenir shops, and tour booking places. We walked along the beach to get there, and even though I had been warned it was not a typical beach, I was still stunned! It was gross! More like mudflats than anything else. And then it started to rain on us. After that, it started to pour. So thats how we found ourselves currently located in this tour booking/internet place ^_^

We are hoping to hire a camper van for the next couple of days and head up to the rainforest, and then make it back here early next week for some diving.